HRA reviews first midyear budget-to-actual report; staff to refine reporting and timing

The City of Saint Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority received its first substantive midyear budget-to-actual presentation drawn from the city's Inforce accounting system and discussed next steps to make the reports more useful for policy and program decisions.

Deputy Director Green presented a summarized, custom budget-to-actual illustration for the HRA general fund and described report columns (adopted budget, commitments, encumbrances, actuals, year-to-date totals and budget-to-actual variance). Green warned the board the on-screen illustration was abbreviated and that the full numbers are in the handout. "The shaded information is what comes directly out of the Inforce system," Green said, adding that columns I and J were added by PED accounting staff at Chair Johnson's request.

Commissioners asked about the timing of revenue…